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1. The Mount Rushmore National Monument is carved from the granite of South Dakota's Black Hills.
What type of rock is granite?
a. Igneous
b. Metamorphic
c. Sedimentary
d. None of the above

The correct answer is a) Igneous

Review: Chapter 2: Types of Rocks

2. Which geologic process can change any type of rock into sediment?
a. Cooling
b. Heat and pressure
c. Melting
d. Weathering and erosion

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3. Which characteristic is common to extrusive igneous rocks?

a. Crystals
b. Fossils
c. Glassy surface
d. Ribbonlike layers

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4. Which characteristic is found in sedimentary rocks?

a. Crystals
b. Fossils
c. Gas bubbles
d. Glassy surface

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5. Identify the series of geologic processes that can transform magma into granite, granite into sand,
and sand into sandstone.
a. Cooling; weathering and erosion; compacting and
cementing
b. Melting; heat and pressure; cooling
c. Weathering and erosion; compacting and cementing;
cooling
d. Weathering and erosion; compacting and cementing; heat
and pressure

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6. The interrelationship among the three rock types is identified as which of the following?
a. The rock cycle
b. The rock formation
c. The rock helix
d. The rock metamorphosis

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7. What geologic process can change granite (igneous rock) into gneiss (metamorphic rock)?
a. Compacting and cementing
b. Cooling
c. Heat and pressure
d. Melting

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8. Which of these statements is true?

a. Weathering and erosion affects all rocks on the earth's
surface
b. Weathering and erosion only affects sedimentary rocks on
the earth's surface
c. Weathering and erosion affects all rocks under the earth's
surface
d. Rocks are unaffected by weathering and erosion

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9. Identify the series of geologic processes that can transform sediment into shale, shale into slate,
and slate into magma.
a. Cooling; melting; heat and pressure
b. Compacting and cementing; heat and pressure;
melting
c. Melting; heat and pressure; cooling
d. Weathering and erosion; compacting and cementing;
cooling

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10. What type of igneous rock makes up most of the ocean floor?
a. Basalt
b. Granite
c. Lucite
d. Shale

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11. The seated sculpture of President Lincoln inside the Lincoln Memorial was carved out of white
Georgia marble. What type of rock is marble?
a. Igneous
b. Metamorphic
c. Sedimentary
d. None of the above

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12. What rock type is formed from the slow cooling of magma under the earth's surface?
a. Extrusive igneous
b. Intrusive igneous
c. Metamorphic
d. Sediment

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13. Which geologic process is illustrated in this animation?

a. Cooling
b. Heat and pressure
c. Melting
d. Weathering and erosion

The correct answer is a) Cooling

Review: Chapter 3: How Rocks Change

14. What element is missing from this diagram of the rock cycle?
a. Sedimentary rock
b. Compacting and cementing
c. Melting
d. Metamorphic rock

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15. The melting of metamorphic or igneous rock forms what substance?

a. Lava
b. Magma
c. Pebbles
d. Sediment

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